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Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach

I just saw the NAV map in the IGN demo...

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Staten sets a waypoint that is almost 1k away... and that's not even the furthest place away...
 
Cocopjojo said:
I just saw the NAV map in the IGN demo...

...

Staten sets a waypoint that is almost 1k away... and that's not even the furthest place away...
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yeah, its huuuuuge /paris

i like that staten makes a comment of recapturing the open feel of halo 1 :)
 
Just finished watching the IGN interview/demo. Man this game is giong to be epic. And to my earlier question regarding how many maps will be available for Firefight, my guess is that it will be similar to the amount of campaign levels. The Oni Alpha site during the FireFight section of the demo looked cool. You start off with the high ground and then the wraiths pound you down until your cover gets blown up to shreds! :D
 
Shame we couldn't see more of Firefight. Looks like they've borrowed elements from Left 4 Dead (close cooperation between four players, some randomisation of the 'waves'/drops) and CoD4 (scoring popping up on screen) as well as the Gears Horde mode. I could see myself sinking tens upon tens of hours into it, if not more.
 
Wow at that IGN demo, so good. I like the way in firefight the 4 players all switched to their pistols. I watched the E3 2003 Halo 2 demo earlier today on youtube and I would say the new pistol is as close to that semi automatic Battle rifle we are ever going to get.
 
Shake Appeal said:
Shame we couldn't see more of Firefight. Looks like they've borrowed elements from Left 4 Dead (close cooperation between four players, some randomisation of the 'waves'/drops) and CoD4 (scoring popping up on screen) as well as the Gears Horde mode. I could see myself sinking tens upon tens of hours into it, if not more.
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yup, gears horde mode + the halo sandbox = gaming bliss.

i wonder how vehicles will be handled? will they respawn if destroyed? i imagine odst's cant jack the covies of their rides, so careful shots to steal vehicles will be a must.
 
Mombassa is huge. Firefight looks like heaps of fun.

op_ivy said:
i like that staten makes a comment of recapturing the open feel of halo 1 :)
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There were only two levels in Halo's Campaign that actually felt that way though.
 
Arnie said:
Wow at that IGN demo, so good. I like the way in firefight the 4 players all switched to their pistols. I watched the E3 2003 Halo 2 demo earlier today on youtube and I would say the new pistol is as close to that semi automatic Battle rifle we are ever going to get.
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Yup. IGN's demo was great, a half hour of ODST, very in-depth. The map and waypoint thing is very cool, I got a GTA vibe. Must have this game... now! (Btw, since I know you're a fan, a Bad Company 2 demo on IGN's stream tonight if you haven't noticed :D)

I love the atmosphere of this screenshot. The Phantom glowing in the dark, smokey sky is so nice... it reminds me a lot of that concept art from Halo 2 with the Chief kicking a brute off a ghost in a night-time Mombasa.

 
fack i keep on trying to watch the ign video but it cuts away to some other game!?!?!?! GRRRRRRRRRRRR
 
Quite easy to see the scale of the map by comparing the circular raised plaza thing the phone is on to the little circle the player marker is beside on the map.

Hint: it's big, bigger than I expected.

Also, I'm guessing Staten's joke about how true elephant travel "almost was" means that at some point the Rookie stumbles upon a trashed Elephant, triggering a flashback with other ODSTs defending it (pre-trashing) as it rolls through the city.

Which would be awesome.
 
Hey, dudes. Been awhile since I've been in a Halo thread, but I have to say I'm really excited about two Halo games being on the horizon.

ODST looks like a lot of fun, and Reach will undoubtedly be epic. Can't wait for both.

One thing that I'm sure has been discussed (just looking for confirmation) is how the Bungie guy delivered the release date for Halo: Reach. Something about it falling. Does that mean what I think it means?
 
BiasedGamer said:
Can you play Firefight solo? Will the difficulty scale based on number of players?
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in the podcast luke talks about playing firefight solo and how it was tough on normal.

so my guess is that you choose from the 4 difficulties in all the halo games.
easy, normal, heroic, and legendary
 
Ajemsuhgao said:
So, I don't know if this has been answered yet.

But, what's up with Elites? At the time all this is happening, the Elites are still part of the Covenant. And should be on the ground as well. Are we fighting them as well as Brutes or what?
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Elites split from the Covenant by this point if I'm remembering correctly.

I thought from the initial teaser when you see the superintendent direct the rookie away from a brute/grunt patrol they would make more of an emphasis on picking your spots because you're not a Spartan super soldier but watching the IGN video of him waltzing through brutes and grunts he basically is master chief.

Edit: Also, he said you can't use Covenant equipment but the option to pick up a spiker or plasma rifle came up, how can he even hold the spiker unless he uses it like a rifle.
 
Chiggs said:
Something about it falling. Does that mean what I think it means?
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I would say it's primarily a reference to the fact that Reach, the planet, actually 'falls' to the Covenant.

But if I was putting money on it, it would be a Fall release, yes.
 
BiasedGamer said:
No split-screen?
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I was wondering about that. I really hope there is two-player split-screen ala Halo 3; I want to play it with my kid. She loves playing Halo 3 that way.

Also, I spent a few minutes and stitched a (crappy) image together from the pan over the map in MS paint. He clearly doesn't go over the whole thing.

ODSTMap.jpg


Someone
voc
should do a better job for their website or something. :p
 
GhaleonEB said:
I was wondering about that. I really hope there is two-player split-screen ala Halo 3; I want to play it with my kid. She loves playing Halo 3 that way.

Also, I spent a few minutes and stitched a (crappy) image together from the pan over the map in MS paint. He clearly doesn't go over the whole thing.

]http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p172/ghaleoneb/ODSTMap.jpg[/IMG]

Someone
voc
should do a better job for their website or something. :p
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i wonder if we'll get to really explore that with access to vehicles (a banshee!) or grenade jumping (flashbacks to hotel zanzibar)
 
SupahBlah said:
Edit: Also, he said you can't use Covenant equipment but the option to pick up a spiker or plasma rifle came up, how can he even hold the spiker unless he uses it like a rifle.
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Maybe he meant equipment as in the Bubble Shield or Drainer. I could be wrong though, its how I interpreted it.
 
Cocopjojo said:
I'm about 99% sure that it isn't Nathan Fillion. Listen when he says the last part of the line (here). it really doesn't sound like Fillion... to me, at least. Also, we know that Buck is with Romeo on some rooftops during one of their own flashbacks, so I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't be here, too.
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You're wrong by the way. That is Nathan Fillion saying "Come on Super, unlock the keypad, etc."

Not only that, but Mickey actually says "That's the last one Buck" right before that.

Also, it's a pretty big assumption that just because Buck and Romeo are on some rooftops during one of their flashbacks that Buck wouldn't also be with Mickey and Dutch during a different flashback.
 
Kibbles said:
(Btw, since I know you're a fan, a Bad Company 2 demo on IGN's stream tonight if you haven't noticed :D)
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Yes I was watching the stream and I nearly had an orgasm when I spotted those words, especially since planetbattlefield.com have been banned from taking any footage of it. I'm in the UK so how long left until it's on?

Also, as I know you are a fan of Battlefield :P, I would advise you to watch the stream presentation of MAG on gamespot. It looks really promising for large scale combat.

To keep this post Halo related I will post one thing. This is the first thing my friends said to me today when we met up for the first time since the trailer launched, "YOU KNOW THE MUSIC, TIME TO DANCE!"

EDIT: dammit BFBC2 demo got moved to tomorrow. Shitty IGN and their shitness. If Jessica Chobot wasn't orgasmic I would have boycotted them ten times over.
 
urk said:
You're just seeing the same effect from Halo 3 amplified due to the VISR mode. Shiny stuff gets shinier. You depants them in the same way you always have, only now you get to humiliate them a little bit more with a sweet headshot with the automag.
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Ah. Thank you.
 
Arnie said:
EDIT: dammit BFBC2 demo got moved to tomorrow. Shitty IGN and their shitness. If Jessica Chobot wasn't orgasmic I would have boycotted them ten times over.
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Agrh! Fucking fuck.
 
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